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}} ''The Boys'' is the third Korean studio album (fourth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on October 19, 2011 by S.M. Entertainment, distributed by KMP Holdings and digitally released on the same day. On December 8, 2011, a Version B edition, re-titled ''Mr. Taxi'' was released. The Version B featured "Mr. Taxi" as the lead song and featured the English version of "The Boys" as a bonus track. For the album, Girls' Generation reunited with Hitchhiker, who produced many songs for them such as "Wake Up" on their ''Hoot'' mini-album. Experimenting with new producer Teddy Riley amongst others for the title track led to the album being the debut American release of the group. Promotion was led by the release of an English version of the lead single on December 20, 2011. Under the distribution of Interscope Records, ''The Boys'' was released both physically and digitally with an expanded track listing on January 17, 2012. At the year-end award shows of 2011, the album won the Digital Daesang Award at the 26th Golden Disk Awards and 21st Seoul Music Awards. According to Gaon Chart, as of the end of 2011, the album has sold a cumulative total of 385,348 copies. The album topped the year-end charts of 2011. The repackaged album, ''Mr. Taxi'', sold 15,494 copies in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2012 Yearly Albums Chart )〕 ==Background== In August 2011, S.M. Entertainment confirmed that the group will be back in September with their third full-length album, but the release date was eventually delayed to October due to Sooyoung’s unexpected car accident injury. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Boys (Girls' Generation album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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